colt ar's ? anyone using?

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I've notice through reading most of your posts and comments on them that "colt" brand ar's are almost never brought up. I'm just wondering why? Personally I use a 22-250 for predator hunting, but do own a colt h-bar elite for kicks and giggles. It seems that most of you for hunting are using dpms, rra and maybe a few remington's and bushy's. However I've yet to read to post about any colt action. The h-bar elite is probably to heavy for luggin' around the field unless you have good stamina and maybe sticks or a bipod to keep your arm from falling asleep while you wait on something to come in/show itself. On the other side you talk about "outa the box" accuracy it definately has it. Let me know what you guys think, from the enthusiast to the nehsayer's about these rifles as I look forward to stepping out my range during the now offseason.
 
If you've got a Colt and it's shooting good groups, there's absolutely nothing wrong with them. Buying a Colt off-the-shelf M4 wouldn't be something I'd recommend to anyone, simply because their accuracy is hit-and-miss, in my experience.
I don't think anyone here is going to bash them on quality, other than you can (usually) get a more accurate rifle, that works just as well, cheaper.
Sounds to me like you're in good shape.
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I have a Colt. This is it with the 6.8 Stag upper on it. It shoots as well as any other rifle I have with the 223 carbine Colt upper on it. I didn't buy it to shoot .5" groups at 100 yards though. I want it to shoot MOBadguy at 20 -30 yards if need be. And that it does well.

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Originally Posted By: Chris L.$$$$$

Other makers are producing the same rifle, similar quality and options at half the price.

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I have one. It's a sub-MOA shooter un-modified, out of the box. But I bought it in 1995 & at the time it was a great value. I paid $750 for NIB when I couldn't even find a used AR of any other make for under $1500.
 
Whats nice about the colts is they hold their value better than most. If you dont rush and look around you can find good deals on them and most are good shooters. Like I said most which I think is the same for any of the top brands.
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I have a 16" Colt H-bar barreled upper mounted over a Colt lower. I put this rifle together from parts I picked up here there and yonder. The M-4 ramped barrel came from the corner of a buddies barn. It was a take off he'd replaced with a fat stainless target barrel. The M-4 marked upper came from a gun shop I frequent. We slapped a round free float tube on the upper when we mounted the barrel. I used a Colt M-16 bolt carrier assembly I picked up at a gun show.

When I took the rifle to the range to zero the scope I'd mounted, I could tell immediately it was going to be a shooter. I always use whatever FMJ ammo I have laying around to get a scope on paper, and zeroed, and it was shooting them very well. After getting the scope zeroed, I began working up loads for the rifle. It was printing under an inch right from the start. In no time at all I had it shooting .5 MOA out to 300 yards with my reloads and a couple different factory loads. I think this is excellent from a 16" barreled carbine. My Colt H-bar is a shooter, and and I'm very happy with it. Even though it's an H-bar, it's not noticeably heavier than my 6.8 SPC with a 16" recon barrel.
 
I have an AR-15 223 also...have had it for many years...I never bought it for a paper punching rifle...I carry it for close in shots out to 50 yards maybe...in close where I might need a follow up shot quick(no scope). I have been checking around in this forum...maybe put a 243wssm upper on this lower...mainly just to try it. But the Colt has been a very good...reliable rifle.
 
i have both a Colt HBar and a R15 carbine
The Colt outshoots the Remmy but is heavier.
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I take the Colt went the walking is short and the shots are long.

And take the Remmy when the walking is long and the shots are short.
 
Colt is the only maker that offers a life time warrenty on their recievers.Their products are made to mil-spec standards.They are put together the way they are designed to be assembeled.They dont use recivers from a crappy foundry.A Colt is a AR-15,everything else is a knockoff.Remember,it is a military weapon first,and a sporting arm second.
 
Quote:Colt is the only maker that offers a life time warrenty on their recievers.

No, Oly has a lifetime warranty on their entire rifle. Everything.

Quote:"They dont use recivers from a crappy foundry."

Like what, Alcoa? Anchor-Harvey? Cardinal Forge? Kaiser Aluminum?

How about looking at this and telling me what you find:

Colt receivers

Colt doesn't own their own forge, they outsource them (just like everybody else does)

Quote:They are put together the way they are designed to be assembeled.

Screwed together and roll-pinned? There's really nothing very complex there, it's about as idiot-proofed as Stoner could make it.

Quote:A Colt is a AR-15,everything else is a knockoff.

How about an Armalite? You make it sound like Colt designed it instead of just purchasing the rights to build it.

Not that there's a thing wrong with their rifles, but there's a lot wrong with your post.

We're predator/varmint hunting, not fighting our way to Kabul, and Colt's will have to struggle to keep up. "Mil spec" actually hurts you in this case.
 
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I dunno. I cling to the idea that one day I'll be out calling & my stand will be over run by unbelievable numbers of yotes...
 
I picked up a Colt SP-1 in 1991 with all the goodies...4x scope, bayonet, bipod, and 29 magazines... Never could get the thing to group right for me and sold it...

I bought another Colt, H-Bar Match in 2005,,, Shot the 2006 DPMS 3-gun in the Tactical Iron class and didn't do near as well against some of the competitors as I had the previous year using Tactical Optics (my eyesight?, maybe) using my DPMS 16"...Sold the Colt...

I can't say Colts are measurably better, or worse, than any other AR on the market...I just don't elevate their stature above any others either...based on my personal experience with them..

My DPMS has proven reliable and accurate, above most others, and now I have an Armalite upper that I'm wringing out with a CMMG lower that is showing a lot of promise...
 
Colt Smolt. I think it is just name brand elitism/snobbery or whatever. If you have a Colt AR I ain't saying it is a bad rifle-it just isn't any better and may not be as good for the purpose as some of the well known ARs out there. In fact the rifles taylored especially for the predator/calling market are arguably better for that purpose than any of the Colt models. I ain't planning on getting in a firefight with a company of Chinese soldiers but I reckon my DPMS and Bushmaster would work if I needed them. I carried a M16A1 for a living for a while. It was a Colt and was a good rifle-but no better than my civilian ARs except for the selector switch-which actually was more for fun than practicality/utility imo. TnTnTn
 
Originally Posted By: smirkerColt is the only maker that offers a life time warrenty on their recievers.Their products are made to mil-spec standards.They are put together the way they are designed to be assembeled.They dont use recivers from a crappy foundry.A Colt is a AR-15,everything else is a knockoff.Remember,it is a military weapon first,and a sporting arm second.

AR stands for ArmaLite Rifle. If you wan't a TRUE AR buy an ArmaLite. Even though Colt holds the patent, the rifle is an ArmaLite. Military weapons carried by ground pounders are usually loose fitting, sand and mud will cause a rifle to jam. When your life depends on it, the gun needs to shoot no matter what the conditions. "Mil-spec standards" are so they can have anyone make the parts, and they will fit in any rifle. Look how many companies made 1911 pistols, all the parts are interchangeable.
The RRA that I have is sold as a "Sporting Rifle", and does have a Lifetime Warranty. The manufactures are trying to downplay the military uses of the guns. Because of the anti gun groups.
 
for sure theres nothing wrong with Colt barrels or bolts.

Mine are 3 of the 5.56 1-9 16" HBAR CL and a 5.56 16" smooth muzzle LW- 1-7 CL. also a couple 16" smooth muzzle 9mm. and 2 old 1-12 A1's pencil barrels.

I just wish I'd bought more years ago at the price then!
 
Well, I haven't seen any "Colt bashing" yet, other than they're pretty expensive compared to some others that will get the job done just as well.

Go tell them you own an Oly (even if D-Tech built it) on ARF and watch the abuse you get.
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Everyone's ex-wife's second cousin's best friend had one blow up in their face a few years back.
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